Dorina Cardosi, a welcoming face for so many years behind the counter at Dory’s cafe, Barnet, has died at the age of 86.
Final farewell to Dorina of Dory’s cafe
Author: Nick Jones
Wounded Army veteran to lead cycling fundraiser
A Help for Heroes fundraiser which hopes to attract the support of local cyclists is being organised by Andy Perrin, a wounded Army veteran who lives off Mays Lane Barnet.
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Spires sold to property investor specialising in converting commercial buildings into housing
A property development company specialising in office-to-residential conversions has bought the Spires shopping centre and its five-acre site between Barnet High Street and Stapylton Road for £28 million.
New Barnet to lead the way with borough’s first zero waste food and flowers market
Barnet Council has given the go ahead for the forecourts of four businesses in Leicester Road, New Barnet, to become the site of a ground-breaking zero waste market selling produce assembled and made from surplus food, flowers, and other recycled materials.
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Discovering how historic New Barnet villa provided care for unmarried mothers and babies
A hunt is on for women, children and former staff who might be able to unlock memories of one of the less publicised roles of 33 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, the listed Victorian villa that is under the threat of demolition.
Testing acoustics for chamber music festival at parish church
Violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones who is to perform at the opening concert of the inaugural High Barnet Chamber Music Festival in July visited the parish church to familiarise himself with the setting and acoustics.
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Fun evening heralds return of activities for children and young people
Electric go-karts and a bouncy castle were just two of the attractions at a free fun evening to attract new recruits to the 1st Barnet Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association.
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Corrosion of Angel of Peace statue disfigures New Barnet war memorial
New Barnet’s distinctive – but badly discoloured – war memorial is one of six within the borough which is to be cleaned and restored by Barnet Council.
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Theatre in the Park returning to East Barnet – an end of lockdown treat!
After having missed out for so long on the thrill of attending live performances a treat is in store with the return this summer of five open-air shows by Theatre in the Park at Oakhill Park, East Barnet.
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Locally listed landmark at risk
The future of 33 Lyonsdown Road New Barnet hangs in the balance as the last the property guardians have left the villa. This locally listed building has been threatened with demolition by its owners, Abbeytown Ltd, who unsuccessfully applied to build a five-storey block of flats on the site.
Power wash brightens up Church Passage after bench restoration
Community action to clean and oil the extra long bench in Church Passage has spurred Barnet Council to act: its street scene department has carried out a power wash of a section of the paving to remove grease and grime left by accumulated food stains.
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Battle of Barnet to be celebrated with a first-class postage stamp for its 550th anniversary
Celebrations to mark this year’s 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet will gain added impetus next month with the release by the Royal Mail of eight commemorative stamps illustrating scenes from the Wars of the Roses.
April anniversaries for arrival of steam and electric trains at High Barnet station
April is the most important month in the history of High Barnet station — the first steam train pulled out on 1 April 1872 and the first tube train left for Charing Cross on 14 April 1940 after the much-delayed extension of Northern Line electrification.
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Wreaths laid in memory of men who died 550 years ago in the Battle of Barnet
A memorial service at Hadley Highstone marked the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet — starting a year of commemorative events which all being well will include a return in September of the highly successful Barnet Medieval Festival.
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Community action delivers — volunteers scrub clean the longest bench in Barnet
A band of volunteers spent the afternoon scrubbing down High Barnet’s most popular street art fixture — the long teak bench that extends for much of the length of Church Passage and provides a welcome resting place for one and all.
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Can you believe it? Aberdeen Council now owns historic Barnet marketplace
Land Registry documents hold the answer to at least some of the mystery surrounding the ownership and future of High Barnet’s vacant market site: the land is now owned by Aberdeen City Council which purchased the site for £4 million in April 2019.
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Medieval banners helping to bring Barnet High Street back to life
Barnet High Street is once again resplendent with heraldic banners from the Wars of the Roses — just one of the many ways in which the local community will be celebrating this year’s 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet.
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Troubled gas works site developers say lessons have been learned
Developers preparing revised proposals for tower blocks of flats on the former gas works site in New Barnet say they have “learned lessons” from their previous failure to get planning approval.
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Campaign to preserve New Barnet Victorian villa for community use
Resident guardians who are having to leave a Victorian mansion in New Barnet that has been their home for the last five years fear for the safety of the building while a planning dispute drags on.
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Barnet Council urged to prepare for possible redevelopment of Spires shopping centre
Critical questions about the future of the town centre will have to be addressed by Barnet Council if plans go ahead to replace much of the Spires with blocks of flats.
Commemoration of centenary of memorial to “Barnet boys who gave their lives”
A socially distanced service, the chiming of the parish church bell and a minute’s silence marked the centenary of Chipping Barnet war memorial.
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Spires up for sale at cut-price offer after slump in shopping centre values
The Spires shopping centre in Barnet High Street is up for sale for £25 million and the agents are promoting the option of a new owner possibly replacing some of the shops with several five-storey blocks of flats.
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Semi-finals for Victoria Quarter as gas works site developers try again for approval
After being roundly refused planning permission last year and failing to get the support of the Mayor of London, developers are again inviting residents to offer ideas and opinions on fresh proposals for a massive housing scheme on the New Barnet gas works site.
“Historic Barnet” calligrapher wins national prize
Winning a national award is another accolade for Barnet calligrapher Gwyneth Hibbett whose skills are on display on five historic information boards which have been installed in the High Street by Barnet Museum.
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Campaign to revive popular school visits if College Farm, Finchley, can re-open to the public
After a High Court ruling that College Farm, Finchley, should remain an agricultural tenancy, a fresh campaign has been launched to see if the farm can be re-stocked and re-opened to the public.
Overwhelming support for abandoned cricket pavilion to be restored with cafe and toilets
Barnet Council is under renewed pressure to carry out a full survey of repairs required to restore the dis-used Tudor Park cricket pavilion in New Barnet.
Mystery remains over lost battlefield site of 1471 Battle of Barnet
A report into the four-year project to discover the site of the 1471 Battle of Barnet explains why a team of military historians still cannot provide answers to the mystery surrounding the precise location of an epic confrontation during the Wars of the Roses.
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Open air production planned for Battle of Barnet play
The Bull Players’ performance of Fog of War — their contribution to the commemorations to mark the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet — is to be staged in mid-September in the historic setting of the garden of Monken Hadley church.
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Plans for war memorial centenary but cleaning will have to wait
A commemorative booklet has been published by Barnet Museum and Local History Society to mark the 100th anniversary of the erection of the Chipping Barnet war memorial.
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Another setback to plans for houses and flats in Whalebones fields and woods
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has decided not to overrule Barnet Council in the dispute over plans to redevelop the Whalebones fields and woodland with the construction of 152 new homes.
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